megathere

Other forms: megatheres

Definitions of megathere
  1. noun
    gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America
    synonyms: ground sloth
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    type of:
    megatherian, megatherian mammal, megatheriid
    a large extinct ground sloth
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